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Kelowna man asks unvaccinated to get jab after mom dies from COVID-19
A Kelowna man is asking others to get their COVID-19 vaccines after his unvaccinated mother…
768 new COVID cases in Interior Health over weekend
An average of 256 people in the Interior Health Region tested positive for COVID over…
Penticton’s highly anticipated 2021 Ironman triathlon cancelled
Penticton’s Ironman triathlon will not be happening in 2021. In April, the event was postponed…
COVID-19 vaccination card coming to attend events, restaurants in B.C.
A B.C. vaccine card will be needed this fall to get into sporting and culture…
This West Kelowna bike shop is not a COVID-19 test site
The concerned owner of a West Kelowna bike shop just wants people to know that…
9 Kelowna flights report COVID-19 cases onboard
Within the last two weeks, nine planes landing and flying out of Kelowna have reported…
Hundreds more B.C. and Interior residents hit by COVID-19
There are 663 more B.C. residents who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 cases in the…
COVID restrictions expanded throughout Interior Health region
Enhanced restrictions on mask wearing and gatherings imposed on the Central Okanagan on Aug. 6…
Interior Health has 16 times the number of COVID cases it had just six weeks ago
The number of new COVID-19 cases in the Interior Health region was 16 times higher…
This entire Kamloops family is sick with COVID; mother in hospital
The effects of COVID-19 continue to threaten people in the Interior as one Kamloops family…
Another day of high COVID case counts in B.C. and Interior Health
There seems to be no end in sight to the high daily counts of new…
COVID-19 cases continue at rapid pace with 230 more in Interior Health
The rate of infection from COVID-19 is not slowing down at all as 553 new…
British Columbians have little sympathy for the unvaccinated who get COVID: survey
Didn’t bother to get vaccinated and now you have COVID? Don’t look for a shoulder…
205 new COVID cases in Interior Health
Of the 501 new COVID-19 cases recorded in B.C. in the last 24 hours, 205 were…
Interior Health averaged close to 250 new COVID-19 cases a day over weekend
There were 1,434 new COVID-19 cases reported in B.C. over the weekend. Once again, the…
Only roughly 68% of healthcare workers in Interior Health are vaccinated for COVID
The provincial government announced this week all workers in long term care facilities will be…
B.C. school children may be able to get COVID vaccines as early as November: Dr. Henry
Two children have been hospitalized recently in the Interior Health region with COVID-19. Provincial Health…
Huge record-breaking jump in Interior Health’s COVID numbers: 376 in the last 24 hours
Despite restrictions imposed on Central Okanagan residents a week ago trying to control a COVID-19…
COVID outbreaks declared at three more Kelowna care homes
Three facilities serving the elderly in the Kelowna have joined two others in the Central…
Big White restaurant earns hefty fine for party that broke COVID-19 rules
A Big White restaurant that hosted a party earlier this year has been hit with…
Interior Health has more than half of new COVID-19 cases in B.C.
The Interior Health region continues to record the lion’s share of new COVID-19 cases in…
All staff in B.C. long term care homes must be fully vaccinated by Oct. 12
Despite high vaccination rates, there are now eight COVID-19 outbreaks in B.C. long term and…
Callers cut off after nasty attack on Dr. Henry at Interior Health COVID town hall
Only seven people were allowed to ask questions at an Interior Health virtual town hall…
Unvaccinated COVID patients in Kelowna taking toll on nurses, planned surgeries: Nurse
A licensed practical nurse at Kelowna General Hospital says the hospital system is currently overwhelmed…